Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

Chechens in Mariupol

https://twitter.com/x/status/1504229821060194304

 

[jamal18]

Cubans can only house Russian nuclear weapons if the Russians allow them. They did not allow them after the Cuba crisis.

The US had nothing to do with it?

Orwellian logic.

 

[jhungary]

The guy looks to me like a Kissinger 2.0 wannabe



122 missiles... That's only 3 reloads

pretty sure that's 122 mm......

RM-70 fire 122mm rockets.

 

[kingQamaR]

Chechens in Mariupol

https://twitter.com/x/status/1504229821060194304

They got short memory remember what the Russians did to Chechnya, but money talks and he is also in Putin's pocket leader of Chechnya

 

[Foinikas]

Active protection is the only feasible way now to extend armour lifetime, but it will only help so much.

If a drone will drop a 500kg bomb on you, it will not make much difference if it hit you, or APS shot it down fee meters away from you.

And if an airplane does the same the tank will be destroyed. Tanks have been bombed since WWII.

In the 2000s I kept hearing that tanks are obsolete because of anti-tank weapons and guerrilla tactics.

 

[jhungary]

I think most people remember the nazi Ukraine element. They remember Ukraines contribution in Iraq being the 3rd largest and very significant in Afghanistan. People are happy that Russia is being sanctioned and countries have taken not their assets are not safe. They are happy that a bipolar world will bring peace to smaller countries and west will not be able to invade at will. They also realise this will bring a lot of relief in the Muslim world. Look at the impact on the Iran deal. Petro dollar already has been shaken with the Saudis negotiating some trade in the yuan. Russia will not sell gas or oil in dollars. This will start the downward slide of USA and Israel. All the Christians have sided to kill Muslims so sit back and relax. Attitude. This will only happen if Russia wins on the ground gets a deal and then withdraws

There are only 2 problems.

1.) US is the biggest Oil Production country in the world. Not Iran and Russia, and also US Dollars is the world dominance reserve currency, not Yuan or Ruble or whatever currency Iran is using. It's one thing you settle the oil payment with local currency, it's another thing to be able to use them. Which mean even if you settle your payment with Yuan or Ruble (which is pretty dumb), you will still need to exchange it to US Dollars for Saudi or any country that are trading them.

2.) It's a misconception that Petrodollar is the reason of US Dollars dominance. The world Oil market is estimated at 342 trillions dollars a year, while this alone is impressive (Roughly 14 times US GDP every year), this is a drop in the bucket if you compare to the sheer trade volume in US Dollars with SWIFT alone, it was estimated by SWIFT that 5-6 trillions worth of USD settlement in a single day, which give you roughly 2 quadrillion (that's 2,000 trillions) USD being settle every year. And that's only SWIFT.

This is what and why US dollar have its power

SWIFT and the Weaponization of the U.S. Dollar

In response to the U.S. government's weaponization of the dollar, a number of countries, including China, Russia, and Iran, have taken steps to limit their dependence on the dominant currency and have even been working to establish alternative payment systems.

fee.org

 

[Foinikas]

They got short memory remember what the Russians did to Chechnya, but money talks and he is also in Putin's pocket leader of Chechnya

Even back then the Chechens were divided into two camps: The loyalists and the separatists.

 

[beast89]

They got short memory remember what the Russians did to Chechnya, but money talks and he is also in Putin's pocket leader of Chechnya

Yes they should fight to the death with Russians. They saw that wahabi/salafi ideology creeping into their land and knew it would be detrimental to their people.

 

[jhungary]

Their surnames are long, too. Don't they know human beings can only hold 7 digits in the brain at the same time?

Well, like any European Surname, Ukrainian Surname is a mix of Prefix and Sufix

Ukrainian surnames - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

If you know the origin of Ukrainian Names, it's easy to remember.

 

[Elias MC]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1504244707395788802

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

The freedom fighters of DNR and LPR seized the positions of the Ukrainian forces after they drove them out of Popasna

Spoiler

https://twitter.com/x/status/1504242921029177346

https://twitter.com/x/status/1504244341182713861

 

[The SC]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1504224474924736515

 

[F-22Raptor]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1504224474924736515

Shoigu is an imbecile and should be hanged

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1504235505264779268

https://twitter.com/x/status/1504104605982068741

 

[gambit]

"Whoever is not with us is against us" like Bush said?

If you or anyone believe what Mearsheimer said about great powers geopolitics as legitimate foreign affairs policy, then you believe in what Bush said.

Not all the Ukrainians. A very big part of them didn't want the government to change. Millions voted for Yanukovich.

Big enough to win an election? Am not getting into a debate on the details of that election. If you believe in Yanukovich, no contrary evidence will change your mind.

Well then Cuba had the INHERENT RIGHT AND FREEDOM TO INSTALL SOVIET NUCLEAR MISSILES next to Florida. How's that?

Did Ukraine installed nuclear weapons from NATO? The issue is ASSOCIATION. Or in this case, a potential association.